Thomas Welte

Clinician Scientist @ University Hospital Zurich

Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Attending Physician, Principal Investigator at Universitätsspital Zürich
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Universitätsklinikum Freiburg (Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · On-site)
    • Fellow in Nephrology, Principal Investigator
      Feb 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      • Leading research teams in basic/translational and clinical research. • Patient care in Internal Medicine, Nephrology. • Supervising/training medical students and basic scientists at masters level.

    • Residency Internal Medicine
      Jul 2014 - Jan 2022 · 7 yrs 7 mos

      • Patient care in Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care. • Training of medical students. • Clinical study design, statistical data analysis.

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
    Apr 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to dissect the molecular basis of congenital hydrocephalus, transcriptomic, functional genomic, proteomic and computational approaches. • Discovered a novel mode of regulation of multiple RNA pathways by common silencing factors, using genome-wide CRISPR-sgRNA screening. • Set up transgenic mouse models to study developmental phenotypes of stem cell regulators. • Presented scientific strategy to external funding agencies. • Built internal and external relations, including with institutes in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, US in both academia and industry. • Presented at international conferences and published in leading journals. • Supervised and trained scientists at masters and PhD level.